If I (A)forget you, Jerusalem,
May my right hand [a]forget its skill.
May my (B)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
If I do not remember you,
If I do not [b](C)exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

Remember, Lord, against the sons of (D)Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Those who said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare
(E)To its foundation!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:5 I.e., become useless
  2. Psalm 137:6 Lit cause to ascend

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